Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-14
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News of the death of Mrs. Morris
Boynton of Boston has been received.
Mrs. S. r. Fletcher has been call
ed away to attend the funeral of her
mother.
Mrs. Albert Hall who died in the
asylum at Brattleboro recently, was
brought to this town for burial.
NJ. B. Pinney, after an active lum-
bering campaign of fourteen years,
announces that he quits the business
for good.
The NJ. E. church has raised 500
for missionary purposes, and stands
first among the churches of the Dist,
pastors salary considered.
ira~bsireh.
Promenade band concert at hotel
hall, Wednesday evening, March IS.
Our community is saddened by the
death of Thomas S. Fisher, one of
the oldest residents of the village.
Mr.. Fisher was born in Keene, n.
H. in 1909 and married to Mary Ann
Waitman in 1887. He had six chill
dren, three sons and three daughters.
About 1847 Mr.. Fisher began the
manufacture of pals at McIndoes
Falls and continued in that occupa-
ton until shortly before moving on
to a farm in Lowell, where he lived
from 1861 to 1888, when he moved
into this village. Mr.. Fisher united
with the Cong. church at the age of
10, and was a constant member of
that body until his death. He was
charter member of Irasburgh Lodge
I. O. @. T. and the oldest member
of the society. He was a man of
few words but by his actions spoke
of pure heart and upright life. OF
sterling honesty and a true christian,
he won the respect of all with whom
he came in contact He was an ac-
tive worker in every good cause,
not by words, but by deeds, and he
will be missed by many in the COM
munity. His last illness was short,
being taken with pneumonia We'd
nesday, Feb. % and dying Friday
morning, March 4, at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Hutchins, in
Montgomery. Funeral services were
held in the Cong. church here Sun
day, by Revs. Schofield and Chase.
Jay
Mrs. L. A. Crandall is at Richford
visiting friends.
Walter Huntley has moved to Rich
ford, where he will have work for the
season.
7. A. Chase is putting lumber on
the ground for new house to replace
the one burned.
Elmer Judd has returned from
Boston, not finding employment suit
ing his desire.
D. Evarts has rented VIM. Blair S
farm for one year, and MIR. Blair
moves to Newport.
Percival Wakeman's remains were
brought home from Boston for inter
ment. He died March Sd.
Reuben Brown died Tuesday of
pneumonia, aged 81 years. He was
a respected citizen and kind neigh
Dor.
The people of this place turned
out and gave Mr.. and Mrs. r. Man
uel surprise, their fifteenth wedding
anniversary.
E. Blair has rented his farm to G.
d. Blair, who has moved on to the
premises, and Enos goes with his
family to Boston.
Lowell.
Mrs. Fletcher Jones of johnson,
is visiting her son, F. w. Jones.
Several cases of whooping cough
in this village.
The Literary club held their meet
ing last Monday evening at n. F.
Hutchinson's, and adjourned for the
season.
The Hazen Post met last Monday
evening at Westfeld. They have
decided to observe Decoration day
at that place this year.
The proceeds of the entertainment
given by the Good Templars, Tues
day evening, are to be used for the
purchase of an organ.
The village school closed Friday
Mar. 4. Those having no marks are
Daisy Pattee, Ida Sawyer, Jennie
Parker, Amy Kinsley, Noble Croft.
Perley Cox absent one-half day, Day
ton Harding one day on account of
sickness.
export.
Mrs. S. G. Bean is very sick.-S.
w. Keith is sick at the house of @.
W. Keith.
The last lecture in the Newport
course will be given Monday evening
Mar. 21st, by Gen. Lew Wallace,
the author of Ben Hur. Subject
Turkey and the Turks" There is
probably no man on the lectures plat
form so popular this season as Gen.
Wallace, and he is in many places
filling the engagements which Stanley
was obliged to cancel when called
from this country.
The Old Folks concert and anti